CRN Networking News

Nutanix is providing visibility into and management of physical and software-defined networks along with micro-segmentation services as a way to increase the management and security of workloads on its hyper-converged infrastructure appliances.

A Windstream-EarthLink merger will better position the combined company to compete with the telecom heavyweights. The two channel programs will continue as is and more details will emerge in the coming months.

Sources tell CRN that there are already discussions underway with parties intersted in buying the prized Brocade- Ruckus networking assets after Broadcom stunned partners by announcing that it planned to divest that business.

Among three key collaboration tools unveiled at Cisco Partner Summit is the new software subscription plan that lets organizations choose a mix of on-premise and cloud-based services they can change at any time without additional costs.